[Nexus One Android Development] junooni.1980:
can anyone please help me?

im trying my best to root my phone back..

i have followed all the instructions form this thread but im stuck alot at the end..please help..

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This is an alternative approach of rooting the Nexus without touching the bootloader.

-no downgrade neccessary

-no battery modification neccessary

-no messing around with SD card slot

-you don't even have to open your phone...

Working and confirmed for ALL ROMs, including European Vodafone EPF30/FRF91, Korean FRF91, AT&T/T-Mo Stock including FRF91

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Credits:

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- The Android Exploid Crew:

http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2010/07...-trickery.html

- Amon_RA

- cyanogen

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Notes:

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- Donate if I've helped you with this guide or here

- The exploit wasn't found by me (see credits), I just implemented it as a proof of concept for the Nexus One

- Basically this method should work on all currently known ROM versions.

- I tested it on EPF30, Korean FRF91, Vodafone FRF91, US Stock FRF91.

- As usual when doing this kind of stuff: DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

- It could even work on other Android devices as long as their system partition is at

/dev/block/mtdblock3/ with yaffs2 file system and there is still some space left on the system partition (without any changes).

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Prerequisites:

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- Locked Nexus One

- Latest Android SDK incl. USB drivers

- Working ADB

- The file "freenexus.zip"

edit:

get it here:

http://multiupload.com/MVT98F5HBY

or

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1327667/freenexus.zip

MD5: 947C20222056D7C070733E7FCF85CF15

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Step-by-step guide:

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1. install android sdk & USB drivers

2. extract the content of the zip file into the tools directory of SDK (i.e. \android-sdk-windows\tools)

-> For all Newbies: Take care that you extract the files directly to the tools folder and don't create a new subdirectory freenexus within tools!!! If you did, delete the folder and extract again!!! Check twice that there is no FOLDER freenexus in your tools directory before you continue!!!

3. open a command prompt (Windows: Start, Run, "cmd", OK; Linux: Terminal)

4. change to SDK tools directory (i.e. cd \android-sdk-windows\tools)

5. connect Nexus to USB and check if debugging mode is activated

(Settings/Application/Development/USB Debugging)

6. run "adb devices" in shell and see if there is a device listed. if not back to step 5 or reinstall USB-drivers

7a. for Windows: run "freenexus.bat" in command shell (this copies the neccessary files to /data/local/tmp)

7b. for Linux or manual installation: run the following commands

Code:

adb push freenexus /data/local/tmp/freenexus

adb push Superuser.apk /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk

adb push su /data/local/tmp/su

adb push busybox /data/local/tmp/busybox

adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/freenexus

adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox

8. run the following commands:

Code:

adb shell

(you should see a "$" prompt now)

cd /data/local/tmp

9. on your phone go to a screen where you can easily toggle wifi (widget or settings/wireless)

10. be prepared to toggle wifi immediately after you execute the next step

11. run

Code:

./freenexus

12. toggle wifi on

13. you should see something like that:

[*] Android local root exploid (C) The Android Exploid Crew

[*] Modified by ak for HTC Nexus One

[+] Using basedir=/sqlite_stmt_journals, path=/data/local/tmp/freenexus

[+] opening NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT socket

[+] sending add message ...

[*] Try to invoke hotplug now, clicking at the wireless

[*] settings, plugin USB key etc.

[*] You succeeded if you find /system/bin/rootshell.

[*] GUI might hang/restart meanwhile so be patient.

13b) if you get "permission denied" error, you have most likely not followed the big red newbie hint after point 2. check this by entering "ls -l", if you see a "drwxr-xr-x" and not "-rwxr-xr-x" in front of the line where freenexus is listed you did not follow properly. Search the posts in the thread on how to correct this.

14. run

Code:

rootshell

15. if you succeeded you will be asked for a password, if not try again from step 10

Ive been trying but it keeps on sayin denied... please help guys..